酸甜苦辣是我們熟知的味道。
而“甜味”在我們的味覺(jué)記憶中,埋下了深深的美好。
“甜”的英文是“sweet”。
但在實(shí)際的口語(yǔ)中,”sweet”的意思遠(yuǎn)不止有“甜“的意思哦!
今天節(jié)目中,我們分享一些被同學(xué)忽略的和“sweet”相關(guān)的英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)。
1、sweet on sb
Definition: to like someone very much in a romantic way
定義:深愛(ài),鐘情于某人
She's still sweet on him after all this time!
過(guò)了這么久她仍然深愛(ài)著他。
2、have a sweet tooth
Definition: If you have a sweet tooth, you like eating sweet foods, especially sweets and chocolate.
定義:對(duì)甜食(尤指糖果和巧克力)的喜愛(ài)
Most girls have a sweet tooth.
大多數(shù)女孩子都愛(ài)吃甜食。
3、keep sb sweet
Definition: to try to keep someone satisfied and pleased with you so that you can continue to get what you want
定義: 取悅(某人),討好某人
He made a few concessions to keep the shareholders sweet.
他做出了一些讓步,以討好股東。
4、sweet water
Definition: fresh water
定義:淡水
Several days later God had given them sweet water instead of bitter.
過(guò)了幾天,神又使苦水變成淡水。
5、sweet talk
Definition: a way of talking to someone in a pleasing or funny way in order to persuade them to do or believe something
定義:甜言蜜語(yǔ)
My boyfriend is a pushover for sweet talk.
我的男朋友是易受甜言蜜語(yǔ)而被說(shuō)服的人。